Joe Money, Joe Problems: the November 2021 U.S. Politics Thread

verdict in apparently

BREAKING: Kyle Rittenhouse found not guilty of 1st-Degree Reckless Homicide (in the death of Joseph Rosenbaum)

— Kristen Barbaresi (@KristenBarbar) November 19, 2021

Jury finds Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty on all 5 counts.

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you can always count on the american justice system to do...well basically this

not sure why i got my hopes up

Judge sounds chipper.

of course, he's jacking it. this is what he wanted

gross

This is exactly what he wanted.

this pretty much seemed in the cards the instant someone started dissecting the videos of him killing people and going "well technically he didn't start it, so..."

idk i guess i feel like this enables them to kill us now

Or bus into Seattle or Portland protests as self-deputized police.

Time for a civil trial

Kyle Rittenhouse Sentenced To 45 Years Of CPAC Appearances https://t.co/gkPos3h7nI pic.twitter.com/OtHViwbyT1

— The Onion (@TheOnion) November 19, 2021

pretty much

Sole Democratic no on BBB pins it on SALT cap repeal

I support many of the ideas in the Build Back Better Act: pre-K, lower-priced Rx drugs for seniors, expanded child tax credits, addressing climate change, and more.

But voting for these should not be contingent on voting for tax giveaways to millionaires.

4/

— Congressman Jared Golden (@RepGolden) November 19, 2021

the unintended consequence of this verdict is
the next time people hit the streets
on some Black Lives Matter sh*t
the BLM people are going to have guns w/ them too

— melvin gibbs (@melvingibbs) November 19, 2021

Perhaps true but that will strengthen the connection between the wannabe-Rittenhouses and the cops. Not like the newly inaugurated protest free-fire rules are going to apply equitably.

^ xps - more goddamn "purity" politics. If he likes the other 99% of provisions in this massive bill so much, he could vote for it, then work to tax the rich some other way.

yea I have no clue what the implications of this are gonna be but I just feel like tuning out forever

Sole Democratic no on BBB pins it on SALT cap repeal

eh, he's the rep for a trump district and is on the right of the party, so i doubt that's the real reason.

It's kind of easy to tell who has paid attention to the trial and who hasn't by their reactions to the news.

haha yeah i tried very hard to tune it out

(not here, btw, just in general - lots of absolutely shocked outrage versus sighs of having expectations met)

((and not like good sighs, to be clear, just the "sigh, of fucking course this was going to be the outcome"))

Nonviolent resistance is an idea whose time has passed.

i just don't have the emotional energy for it today. i'm having to go radio silent on the social meeds (which tbh I mostly have done anyway this week other than telling concerned peeps about my dad).

this is the only place i can bear to read rn (which is sayin something lol)

Similar to "Miranda," we'll forever call this ruling the "Rittenhouse" - the inalienable right to carry a rifle wherever you go, and shoot anyone who tries to stop you

It's horrifying to think of how much bloodshed is going to be tied directly back to this date. This fucking country.

I guess we can feel lucky they didn't convict the victims of upsetting a child murderer

how unique is Wisconsin on this self defense stuff?

He crossed state lines just to stand his ground
Just a shy young kid, chambering a round

- "The Ballad of Patriot Kyle", to be played at every future MAGA event

joe problems

President Biden on Rittenhouse verdict just now, arriving on the South Lawn: “I stand by what the jury has to say. The jury system works.”

— Kevin Liptak (@Kevinliptakcnn) November 19, 2021

Why? Why would you say anything if you’re going to say that?

The only thing that matters is that the libs and the rest of the world are angry. That's a win, in their eyes.

The worst people on earth have a new hero, but at least they don’t have a new martyr, I guess.

Give it time.

"he's not the same anymore, my little Kyle-ie is having PTSD from the trial"

how unique is Wisconsin on this self defense stuff?

― maf you one two (maffew12), Friday, November 19, 2021 2:39 PM (forty-two minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

Not unique whatsoever?

Okay, Biden said more than just supporting the jury

Do NOT ruin this moment for milo

Taibbi JAQin 4 clicks:

In a tinderbox situation like this one, it was reckless beyond belief for analysts to tell audiences Rittenhouse was a murderer when many if not most of them had a good idea he would be acquitted.]

No one who called him a murderer was wrong, regardless of whether he was likely to be acquitted.

Do NOT ruin this moment for milo

I think you're confused about who posted his quote.

Not sure greater context for his statement improve it, though.

Biden also encouraged protesters to "express their views peacefully, consistent with the rule of law."
"Violence and destruction of property have no place in our democracy," the statement adds.

i posted it and any context or new information is going to ruin my whole day i can tell you

i'm a big fan of the rule of law and the jury system

Always make sure to scold 'looters and rioters' when talking about the white supremacist murderer.

In a statement later Friday afternoon, Biden acknowledged that the verdict in the trial "will leave many Americans feeling angry and concerned, myself included."

Violence and destruction of property have no place in our democracy

looks at that quote

looks at like literally all of American history

i mean, wasn't there like a thing with tea that time? i mean

looks back at that quote

closes laptop and starts drinking

sad lol

They couldn’t have canceled this? https://t.co/hZoXMMsBM8

— Lisa Snowden (@LisaMcCray) November 19, 2021